Texas A.G. Paxton: Settlement Agreement Against Tobacco Companies Must Be Enforced
February 27, 2020
February 27, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded a ruling from the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, holding that a 1998 comprehensive settlement agreement with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and other tobacco companies stands and the agreed payments to the state for smoking-related healthcare costs must be enforced. The court rejected Reynolds's argument that selling acquired bran . . .
Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded a ruling from the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, holding that a 1998 comprehensive settlement agreement with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and other tobacco companies stands and the agreed payments to the state for smoking-related healthcare costs must be enforced. The court rejected Reynolds's argument that selling acquired bran . . .